Stéphane Belmondo Trio - "Love For Chet"

Samstag, 23. Mai 2015 ca. 19:30 Uhr

In the world of jazz trumpet players, there is a musician who has left his indelible mark on the hearts and souls of its audience: Chet Baker. Chet was an angel with broken wings, Chet had this very unique ability to speak to our mind. He touched the heart of the audience like no other. Chet has fascinated the greatest: Charlie Parker Gerry Mulligan,Bill Evans, Elvis Costello,Stan Getz, NHOP, Michel Grailler, Ricardo del Fra, Doug Raney to name a few. He passed away prematurely in 1988, but his music is still alive, and will remain for ever magical and captivating.

No need to present Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet and flugelhorn player, renowned musician and composer, awarded of many prices and distinctions in Europe. Stéphane is surely one of the most talented, popular and most appreciated French Jazz Musicians. The connection between Stéphane Belmondo and Chet Baker is obvious: in the 80’s they met and played together several times in Paris. Stéphane admired deeply Chet, and Chet was very touched by this young trumpet player, one of his favorite in the young generation.

It took a long time to Stéphane to think about the idea of recording a tribute to Chet Baker, his hero. Stéphane collaborated with Yusef Lateef, Milton Nascimento, Michel Legrand or Dee Dee Bridgewater to name a few, recorded a beautiful homage to Lili Boulanger, to Stevie Wonder. It was a long and necessary trip before recording this tribute to Chet.